Tap Into Dayton

A blend of quality and value

Whether it’s to quench the thirst of your employees, to cool machinery or help improve the flow of a manufacturing process, clean and abundant water will play a crucial role in the future of your business.

While it’s our mission to deliver abundant high quality water, we know it’s vital for both existing and emerging businesses that we deliver it at an affordable price as well. A quick comparison of our costs with nearby localities – not to mention with other states – shows just how affordable our water supply is.

And that is just the beginning! With excess capacity already built into the system, Dayton has areas within the region zoned commercial or industrial that have water mains large enough to meet your demands today and your expansion plans for tomorrow. The result? We can keep water flowing to your business no matter how ambitious your growth plans. Dayton can deliver that water at a lower initial cost – and with lower rates

Uninterrupted supplies

From more than 100 wells, we currently pump, treat and serve water to over 400,000 people throughout the Miami Valley. We pump more than 23 billion gallons through our distribution systems to homes and businesses alike. Inside the City of Dayton alone, we maintain more than 750 miles of water mains to serve our customers.
Unsurpassed water quality

Today a network of nearly 200 monitoring wells surrounds our well fields. To ensure consistent quality, our water laboratory performs thousands of analytical tests on drinking water. We take samples of water throughout our distribution system daily, checking and analyzing those samples for treatment process control and making sure our water surpasses every regulatory requirement.

Complete, comprehensive support facilities

Here’s a quick snapshot of the water facilities available to serve you and your business:

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The City of Dayton Department of Water has LIQUID ASSETS to serve your business

Abundant water

The Dayton region is fortunate to obtain its drinking water from an underground reservoir – the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer – which is naturally filtered and continuously replenished. The aquifer is the largest and most prolific groundwater system in the state of Ohio and one of the largest groundwater systems in the country.

Plenty of treatment capacity

Our two, large water treatment plants each are rated at 96 million gallons per day. Based on these system ratings, excess capacity is immediately available to serve new businesses that locate here – without additional costs for infrastructure that otherwise would be passed on to customers.

Our completely separate sanitary sewer transports the region’s wastewater and protects citizens from overflows. Like our water facilities, our 72-million-gallon-per-day advanced wastewater treatment facility has plenty of capacity. We can handle increasing amounts of wastewater produced by large industrial customers – food processing, bottling, brewing, metal finishing and manufacturing – long into the future. Because our sanitary and storm systems are separate, we have the lowest sustainable sewer rates in the region.

Extensive infrastructure, robust systems

We maintain 800 miles of water mains that if laid end-to-end would extend to Dayton to Florida. Our staff members work around the clock to maintain the integrity of this comprehensive water distribution system, available to serve the entire Dayton region.

Our wastewater collection, treatment and distribution systems are robust and can accommodate small, medium and large customers – no matter where they choose to locate throughout the region.

Safe, high-quality water

The Department of Water is committed to providing a safe water supply. Surrounding the region’s well fields are early-warning monitoring wells that keep a watchful eye over our regional source water. These monitors ensure our groundwater remains safe for our customers.

Our multi-jurisdictional Source Water Protection Program is known internationally and modeled by other municipalities across the United States. This program, designed to spur economic development with groundwater-friendly businesses in our region’s well-field areas, has been recognized by organizations including The Groundwater Foundation, American Water Works Association, Ground Water Protection Council, International City and County Management Association and the National Civic League.

For less than a penny a day, the department can provide a glass of great-tasting , high-quality drinking water. The truth? Our tap water is not only clean, safe and tested but also just as convenient as bottled water.

Softened water

The region has recycled lime, which is needed for softening water and improving water quality. This abundant resource and our softening facilities allow us to supply softened water at lower rates than other jurisdictions. Supplying softened water is a significant value with payback since our customers do not incur additional expenses for installing and maintaining private softening systems. The department’s lime recycling and softening processes are emulated nationwide.

Low surcharges for wastewater

Jurisdictions without sufficient capacity or advanced facilities must pay expensive wastewater treatment surcharges (biochemical oxygen demand/total suspended solids, or BOD/SS). Ultimately, these charges are passed on to customers. Because our facilities are so advanced, our BOD/SS surcharge rates are the lowest in the tri-state area. And that makes it affordable for businesses to operate plants in our region.

Expert staff, model processes

Water engineers and technicians outside the region travel to Dayton to receive operations training from our reputable, nationally recognized water professionals. Our department is known as a “training hub” for the water industry.

Regional fire protection

Throughout the region, 5,700 hydrants receive their water supply from the City of Dayton Department of Water. Customers rely on us to provide sufficient supply and pressure to get the job done.

Opportunities for geothermal technology

More businesses want to apply geothermal technology to reduce their energy consumption. In the Dayton region, the average groundwater temperatures are optimal year-round to meet the heating and cooling needs of any business.

Daily Operations*

Situated at the intersection of I-70 and I-75, the Dayton region is within 600 miles of 64% of the U.S. population, 50% of the Canadian population, 63% of all U.S. manufacturers, 70% of all North American manufacturing and 80% of U.S. corporate headquarters.Within approximately 60 minutes, our businesses and citizens have access to three international airports with daily operations that rival major metropolitan areas.

Dayton Region**

Atlanta

Dallas/Ft.Worth

Minneapolis/St.Paul

Washington D.C.

1,608

2,724

1,876

1,233

2,617

*Daily Operations includes all arrivals and departures for both commercial flights and air freight. These are daily averages from 2004 reported numbers.**The Dayton Region’s 60-Minute Commute Market includes major parts of the Cincinnati and Columbus MSA’s.

30-Minute Commute

More than 70% of our workforce has less than a 30-minute commute.

Dayton Region

Atlanta

Dallas/Ft. Worth

Minneapolis/St. Paul

Washington, DC

70.5%

50.7%

58.3%

67.8%

49.8%

Students

With more than a dozen colleges and universities within the region and a dozen more within an hour’s drive, Dayton Region companies have access to approximately 240,000 college graduates every year – more than Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul or Dallas/Ft. Worth.

Dayton Region

Atlanta

Dallas/Ft. Worth

Minneapolis/St. Paul

Washington, DC

Undergraduate

242,230

173,288

219,274

140,538

382,123

Ph.D.s

28,525

25,977

26,412

20,763

104,197

Other Facts

Citizens have access to world-class medical facilities within a 20-minute or less drive throughout the region. Our healthcare facilities have won multiple awards from US News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals in America” to the healthcare industry’s own “Healthgrades” awards.

The Dayton Region ranked 1st in the Midwest and 18th in the nation among Fortune magazine’s Top 100 residential real estate markets

The City of Dayton and its partners are investing for the future in every aspect of community of life. Wherever you turn, Dayton is taking bold steps to grow and encourage industry, capitalize on rich resources and meet tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities.

Dayton is focused on reshaping the environment in which businesses, families and individuals live and thrive—through investments in emerging technologies, infrastructure, workforce education and quality of life.

These investments are helping to drive exciting changes in Dayton’s cityscape and culture.

One of the strongest illustrations of such change is Dayton’s designation as Ohio’s Aerospace Hub, linking such valuable community partners as the University of Dayton, Tech Town and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This investment in high-tech development is supported by special business incentives the City offers for new jobs created downtown and in four key industries – aerospace, IT, health care and advanced materials/manufacturing. This focus is helping Dayton re-create its core as a place for commercial investment and technical innovation.

The City’s investment in infrastructure improvements – nine new bridges, reconstructed thoroughfares and rebuilt downtown streets and gateways – is setting the stage for further transformation.

Underlying Dayton is one of the world’s largest supplies of clean, affordable water – an abundant aquifer available for industrial and commercial use. The City of Dayton continually invests in this most valuable resource, to ensure its quality and availability for the future.

Neighborhoods continue to evolve and grow, with historical restoration, new developments and revitalization guided by cooperation and community leadership. Friendly, close-knit neighbors remain one of the hallmarks of the Dayton community.

New public schools are emerging throughout the city, serving not only as centers of learning but also as community resources and catalysts for change. The City of Dayton’s state-of-the-art multi-purpose recreation complex is constructed alongside one of these new schools. Dayton’s other recreation amenities and partnerships are serving a growing interest – especially among young professionals – to create and enjoy a more walkable and bikable community.